Major surface melting over the Ross Ice Shelf part I: Foehn effect

• Published in: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
• Main Authors: Zou, Xun, Bromwich, David H., Montenegro, Alvaro, Wang, Sheng‐Hung, Bai, Lesheng
• Other Authors: Division of Antarctic Sciences, Office of Polar Programs
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Austral; Byrd; Marie Byrd Land; Ross Ice Shelf; Ross Sea; Sulzberger Ice Shelf; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.4104; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/qj.4104; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/qj.4104; https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1002/qj.4104; https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/qj.4104

Abstract West Antarctica (WA), especially the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS), has experienced more frequent surface melting during the austral summer recently. The future is likely to see enhanced surface melting that will jeopardize the stability of ice shelves and cause ice loss. We investigate four major m...